John Mayall's Bluesbreakers - Rolling With The Blues

Cat. no: IGODD004
Format: CD2
Barcode: 5036436131228
Release Date: 30 Jul 2021
Genre: Blues

Double CD retrospective of John Mayall with extensive sleeve notes.. The seven concerts from which these recordings are taken span just 10 years (1972 to ‘82) in John Mayall’s 60 years-plus-and-still-going-strong career. 

Musically, what you have here are brilliant performances which resonate with virtually all stages of his remarkable journey as band leader, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and blues crusader on both sides of the Atlantic.

There is a 1982 Bluesbreakers reunion featuring Mick Taylor and John McVie and there are also jazz soloists from the lineup that produced what Melody Maker then regarded as John’s finest album to date - 1972’s Jazz Blues Fusion. 

In effect, the music on these two CDs takes you anywhere from the Flamingo Club to Fillmore’s East and West.

Musicians on this release are: John Mayall - Vocals, Harmonica, Piano, Guitar Freddie Robinson - Guitar Blue Mitchell - Trumpet Clifford Solomon - Tenor Sax Victor Gaskin - String Bass Keef Hartley - Drums Red Holloway - Tenor Sax James Quill Smith - Guitar Kevin McCormick - Bass Guitar Soko Richardson - Drums Mick Taylor - Guitar John McVie - El Bass Colin Allen - Drums Steve Thompson - Bass Advertising in Shindig and Record Collector

Tracks: Band Introduction (Narrative) / Got You On My Mind / No Smoking / No Holds Barred / Band Intro (Narrative) / Feels Good In Frankfurt / Next Time Around / Freddie’s Request (Narrative) / Sad To Be Alone / Red Presents Blue Mitchell (Narrative) / Filthy McNasty / Make My Bed Tonight / Disc 2: Mexico City / Gone From The Canyon / Caught In The Middle / John Lee Boogie / Emergency Boogie / Rolling With The Blues / Howlin’ Moon / Room To Move / Sitting Here Alone / The Stumble

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